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British Lions starting XV . . .

Started by Rooinek2 REPLIES325 VIEWS· 19 Apr 2017, 21:17
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
19 Apr 2017, 21:17
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19 Apr 2017, 21:17#1
Now that the squad has been named and foolish fantasies like Dylan Hartley, Mike Brown, Devin Toner and Manu Tuilagi have all been popped, what does the Lions starting XV for the 1st test look like?
Injuries aside (and there will probably be quite a few injuries given the tough schedule) this is the team I'd pick:
15 Stuart Hogg14 Elliott Daly13 Jonathan Davies12 Owen Farrell11 George North10 Jonathan S3xton9 Conor Murray8 Billy Vunipola7 Sam Warburton6 CJ Stander5 Alun-Wyn Jones4 Maro Itoje3 Tadh Furlong2 Rory Best1 Mako Vunipola
A few very close picks in that lot . . . Anthony Watson ahead of Daly or Rhys Webb ahead of Murray for example . . . but that looks the best starting XV to me . . . although given the inevitable injuries and form on the tour, I suspect it'll end up being quite different.
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AgPleezDeddyClub Pro900 posts
19 Apr 2017, 21:30
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19 Apr 2017, 21:30#2
 Good team, but don't think they have enough about them to beat the All Blacks.
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BrycyPro4,671 posts
19 Apr 2017, 21:48
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19 Apr 2017, 21:48#3
 Either Gatland will have a designated A and B team or there'll be more of an organic process of trialing combinations that work in the games leading up to the first test  ...
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